Dates: July 16th - 18th 2010
Venue: The Abbotsford Convent - 1 St Heliers Street Abbotsford

At the recent hugely successful Crime and Justice there was a lot of talk of the weather. Some loved the cold, stark backdrop of the Convent in winter and saw it as perfect for the event. Others dreamed of the balmy summer days experienced at our sister event Writers at the Convent. So - both for a bit of fun and just to make sure we are giving our audiences what they want, we are inviting you to choose when you think Crime and Justice should take place. Just click below to send an email with your thoughts on the timing of the event. You have until Friday 6 August to vote when we will draw one of the responses at random and send that person $150 of crime and justice books.

An annual event where the public, writers, social commentators, judicial luminaries and the legal profession come together to both celebrate and promote contemporary writings in the fields of justice and human rights, and to overlay these discussions with guest writers in the genre of crime fiction.

Festival Patrons
International Crime Patron:  Ian Rankin
Australian Crime Patron:  Kerry Greenwood
International Social Justice Patron:  Brendan Kilty SC

Reader's Feast thanks everyone who took part in our Crime & Justice Festival, 2010

For more information please contact Reader's Feast Bookstore
email: events@readersfeast.com.au
phone: (03) 9662 4699
www.readersfeast.com.au

The Crime and Justice Festival is looking for volunteers.
If you would like to express interest in volunteering, click here.

Update 23/7/10: Eureka Street/Reader's Feast Award Winner 2010
The third Reader's Feast/Eureka Street Award was awarded to Bronwyn Lay for her essay entitled "The Mingled Yarn". In answer to the posed question - Is Australia a Racist Country? - her essay was thoughtful, intelligently articulated, and heartfelt. Temporarily living overseas, Bronwyn also brought the perspective of the ex-pat to the subject and the view of Australia in an international context.

Update 28/03/09: Details on the Eureka Street/Reader's Feast Award are available here.

Update 5/06/08: A recording of Ian Rankin's interview at the RMIT Capitol Theatre (on Wednesday November 14, 2007) is available here.